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A Primary Care Guide
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By
Michael Doughty, BSc, MSc, PhD, FAAO(Diplomate), Professor of Ocular Pharmacology and Physiology, Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
Description
This is the third volume in the series based on a popular and well-received set of articles published in Optician magazine, and thoroughly
updated to incorporate the latest drug information. It is comprehensive in its coverage of all issues relating to ocular therapeutics
-- from record keeping for patient medications through to the basic pharmacology of drug delivery to the eye; systemic medications and
drugs with their indications and contraindications for use.
Contents
An introduction: The issues surrounding the future expansion of the optometrists' role in ocular therapeutics in the UK; Legislation,
legal aspects of medicine use and medicine types; Anatomy, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of the eye; Neuropharmacology of the
central and autonomic nervous system; Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, their formulation and use; Medication-related adverse drug reactions
(ADRs) and the anterior eye tissues; Vasodilation and inflammation of the anterior surface and its management; Medication-related adverse
drug reactions (ADRs) - extra and intraocular muscles; Anti-infective drugs for ophthalmic use in primary eye care; Ophthalmic corticosteroids:
management of the ocular inflammatory response; Systemic medications, intraocular pressure and the medical management of open-angle glaucoma;
Appendix - UK-marketed pharmaceuticals relevant to management of ocular diseases
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Paperback, 132 pages, publication date: DEC-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4520-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4520-2
Imprint: BH OPTICIAN
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Last update: 12 Jun 2009
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